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O1 Mini
by OpenAI
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RANKED #157 OF 228 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #248 OF 6,618 · VIBE SCORE 5.6 · 329 VOICES
O-series reasoning model for hard analysis, math, coding, and planning
HAPPY7.9
62 mentions
SAD7.1
58 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 14 voices
TOO QUIET
Not enough weekly voices to call a trend yet.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. OpenAI hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
O1 Mini is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS6.8
DeepSeek ReasonerDeepSeekOffers top-tier step-by-step reasoning and coding performance at lower cost.💻 STRONG AT CODE🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY💸 COST EFFICIENT1.5k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS6.7DeepSeek R1DeepSeekDelivers fast reasoning and strong programming support for daily technical tasks.💻 STRONG AT CODE⚡ FAST🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY1.9k VOICESMATCH★★★
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
People generally like O1 Mini, with some gripes. Biggest praise: help with code.
264 POSTS · 65 COMMENTS · REDDIT · LEMMY · BLOG · GITHUB · X
PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (5 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Coding help disappoints some people (3 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codeMOSTLY POSITIVE
5 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM REDDIT >
“They’ve nerfed the F out of o1 mini for coding?.”
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?
Checked picks first: tags say why you would switch, stars say how fully each one stands in for O1 Mini.
GLM 5.3> SOURCES (12)
- REDDIT · 2024-10-02 · 871 UPVOTESYou are using o1 wrong
You are using o1 wrong
- REDDIT · 2024-09-15 · 675 UPVOTESSome video games made entirely by o1-preview and o1-mini
Some video games made entirely by o1-preview and o1-mini
- REDDIT · 2024-09-15 · 358 UPVOTESA Codeforces user used o1-mini in a live contest to achieve a near master level performance, gaining 158 points and prompting a contest…
A Codeforces user used o1-mini in a live contest to achieve a near master level performance, gaining 158 points and prompting a contest rule change regarding the use of AI for the first time
- REDDIT · 2024-09-23 · 311 UPVOTESo1-mini is so insane
o1-mini is so insane
- REDDIT · 2024-11-28 · 297 UPVOTESAlibaba QwQ-32B : Outperforms o1-mini, o1-preview on reasoning
Alibaba QwQ-32B : Outperforms o1-mini, o1-preview on reasoning
- REDDIT · 2024-10-22 · 211 UPVOTESClaude 3.5 Sonnet (Reportedly) Got a Significant Secret Update Today
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Reportedly) Got a Significant Secret Update Today
- REDDIT · 2025-01-26 · 210 UPVOTESJenia Jitsev: We see that DeepSeek R1 is fragile, far from claimed match to o1-preview, while matching o1-mini clearly outperforming…
Jenia Jitsev: We see that DeepSeek R1 is fragile, far from claimed match to o1-preview, while matching o1-mini clearly outperforming non-reasoning LLMs. One thing is clear: high scores on standardized benchmarks with tough problems are deceiving and not well…
- REDDIT · 2024-10-05 · 187 UPVOTESTwo purported instances of o1-preview and o1-mini revealing full chain of thought to users
Two purported instances of o1-preview and o1-mini revealing full chain of thought to users
- REDDIT · 2024-09-18 · 179 UPVOTESOpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini appear on the LMSYS leaderboard
OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini appear on the LMSYS leaderboard
- REDDIT · 2024-09-14 · 173 UPVOTESO1-mini is a Freak of Nature
O1-mini is a Freak of Nature
- REDDIT · 2025-01-31 · 163 UPVOTESO3 mini is ~1/3 the price of O1 mini.
O3 mini is ~1/3 the price of O1 mini.
- REDDIT · 2024-12-08 · 157 UPVOTESIs it me, or the branding is confusing as hell ?
Is it me, or the branding is confusing as hell ?